The Art of Music: Where Music and Art Collide

This special post will combine art from Dawn Okoro and some of my favorite songs that I think the art goes with:

Some Information on Dawn from her website:

Dawn Okoro's work is informed by the composition techniques used in fashion photography. Using oil, acrylic and pencil, she incorporates photography, collage, and ideas from popular culture. Her artwork embodies space, movement, pattern, design, texture, and color; as well as lived experiences and self-reflexivity. Self-reflexivity is a process by which she critically examines the experiences (exterior and interior) that shape her everyday life and those that surround her.

Dawn Okoro holds a Bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin and a Juris Doctor from Texas Southern University. Her work has been exhibited at RFA Gallery in Harlem, Texas Southern University Museum, Rice University, and the Texas Biennial.

1) Shine

Dead Prez - The Beauty Within

2) Get Up

Mary Mary - Get Up



3) Fearless

Tarrus Riley- She's Royal

4) Frame

Stevie Wonder - You Are the Sunshine of My Life

5) Blue Necklace

2Face Idibia- My African Queen

6) Desert Dress

Richie Spice - Brown Skin



7) Is That A Real Gucci Bag?

Erykah Badu- Bag Lady



8) Breathe Easy

The Commodores- Easy



9) Careen

Shorty Long- Devil With a Blue Dress



10) Prop

Joi- Lick

To view more artwork from this beautiful artist: http://www.dawnokoro.com/

Black Music Month #2: We Jammin'

Today, I woke up in a Caribbean mood, so I want to share with you all some of my favorite artists and some of my favorite songs from them:

1) Morgan Heritage

Don't Haffi Dread



Down By the River



Raid Rootz Dance



2) Tarrus Riley

She's Royal



Beware



Stay With You (John Legend Cover)



Love's Contagious



3) Richie Spice

Brown Skin



Youths Dem Cold



Earth A Run Red


Richie Spice - earth a run red

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Crying Out



4) The Mighty Gabby

Dr. Cassandra



Flying Fish Democracy



Miss Barbados



5) Queen Ifrica

Lioness on the Rise



Far Away



New World Order w/ Steele



6) Etana

Wrong Address



Don't Forget



Roots

"Who's That..." Artists of the Day

Happy Martin Luther King Day!!!! And Inauguration Day Eve for Barack Obama!!! MLK would have been proud!!!

Time for another session of "Who's That..." Artists of the Day

1) Chester French: I like these guys' style. They sound like the 60's rock groups (e.g. Beatles) with a little Hip-hop and R&B in them. Talib Kweli, one of my favorite rappers, worked with them. Also, they are great producers. Pharell and Lupe Fiasco gave them two thumbs up!! How cool is that!!!

She Loves Everybody


Jimmy Choo's


Excuse Me Miss Remix (C.F. produced)


Talib Kweli ft. Chester French


2) Bria Valente: She is Prince's protege and her first single was produced by him. I can see why Prince chose her. Bria has a smooth voice that reminds of Sade or Chante Moore and she is beautiful.

Here Eye Come


3) Richie Spice: Another man who takes after Bob Marley. His voice is beautiful and his songs are socially conscious. He may not be "OMG" cute, but he is talented. I can not get any of his songs out of my head.

Youth Em Cold


Earth N Run Red


Brown Skin (my favorite at this moment)


World is a Cycle


4) Tanya Stephens: She is called the "Female Bob Marley," which is justifiable because her music has great messages and is reminscent of the reggae from the past that people loved. However, sometimes her voice can be annoying (she sounds better live or acoustic), so Caveat!

These Streets


Can't Breathe


Yuh Nuh Ready Fi Dis Yet


Little White Lie


It's a Pity